Dr. George Alexander West, MD

Dr. West practices at Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas.

Dr. West's NPI, 1528074135, was assigned on August 1, 2006. Dr. West graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. West holds Texas license K6411.

Dr. West's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD, at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030.

Dr. West's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dr. West is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. West to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 home health agencies and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. West practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. West's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. West's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Oregon, Florida, Colorado and Washington.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. West treats.

CMS data shows 502 Medicare services from Dr. West across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 282 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $155,455 for them.

CMS counts 282 Medicare patients who saw Dr. West in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 150 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. West's median patient age at 72, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. West wrote 327 Medicare Part D claims for 149 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 256 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,594 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 324 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. West accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. West as offering telehealth. CMS counts 75 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. West, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. West, published from 2006 to 2017. 2015 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Arterioles, Cerebrovascular Circulation and Rats, Sprague-Dawley. Dr. West has published most often in J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. Dr. West's most frequent co-authors are H. Richard Winn, MD, Sean Michael Barber, MD and Gavin W. Britz, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 484 general payments to Dr. West from 67 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 36% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $24,859.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. West, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Dr. West graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1989.

Dr. West is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.